Celebrating Grandparents’ Day With Families For Life At The National Museum

Spend an afternoon at the National Museum with your family and enjoy fun-filled activities suitable for the young and the young at heart, this Grandparent’s Day! Families for Life and the National Museum invite everyone to kick start the festivities on Saturday, 25 November.

Celebrating Grandparents Day With Families For Life At The National Museum

Be entertained by music performances on the Steinway grand piano, stage games for families, a drawing competition for budding young artists, and even a colouring workshop just for grandparents!

Don’t miss the signature Families for Life Mobile Cafe and bouncy castles. Choose family time and create special fond memories with our grandparents that day!

Walk down memory lane with your grandparents as you revisit the milestones of Singapore’s history in the museum’s permanent galleries, and hear first-hand accounts from ordinary men and women whose lives were upheaved by the outbreak of hostilities in Singapore in 1942, in the blockbuster exhibition, Witness to War: Remembering 1942.

The exhibition also includes a family activity space, A Child’s Perspective, which offers young visitors a glimpse of what war was like for young people through interactive activities, such as the opportunity to explore a makeshift air-raid shelter.

Young visitors can also pick up a copy of the Young Journalist’s Notebook, which will take them on an interactive quest through Witness to War and the two other war-related galleries in the museum.

Join us as we revel in the joy grandparents bring to our families, and make them feel extra special at the Celebrating Grandparents’ Day with Families for Life at the National Museum! More information on the programme highlights can be found below.

Families are encouraged to register their interest early on the Families for Life website at here to receive a complimentary goodie bag, while stocks last. Registered families can surprise their grandparents with a carnation from us!

Date: 25 November 2017
Time: 1pm – 6pm
Venue: National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road Singapore 178897
Admission: Free (excluding the purchase of food and beverage on location). Admission to all galleries will be free on that day

This event is co-organised with the National Museum of Singapore.

To find out more about Families for Life’s series of activities, visit the Families for Life website at here

Key Highlights

Activity	Time	Venue	Details
Witness to War: Remembering 1942 (Exhibition)	1pm – 6pm	Exhibition Galleries, Basement Level	Walk down memory lane at the Witness to War: Remembering 1942 exhibition, showcasing the complexities of the events that led to the fall of Singapore, paying homage to the extraordinary tenacity with which these men and women bore their circumstances. This exhibition also features artefacts from 10 overseas museums and institutions.
FFL Drawing Competition	1pm – 5pm (All artwork to be submitted by 5pm sharp)	Glass Atrium, Level 2	Budding children artists can stand to win attractive prizes at the FFL Drawing Competition! Please indicate your child’s interest during online registration. Children who have registered for the competition will be able to collect the drawing paper on-site. (Please note: Participants must submit the entry on the drawing paper provided. Participants must bring your own colouring and drawing materials as these will not be provided.)
Family Workshop – My Favourite 80’s Show!	2pm, 3.30pm	Outside Voices of Singapore Gallery, Level 2	Create your own personalised “television set” featuring your favourite 1980s TV programmes and your child’s favourite cartoons. Illustrate a storyline with your young one and bring it to life on your TV box! Advanced on-site registration is required, from 1.30pm onwards on a first-come-first serve basis.
Movie Screening The Kid from the Big Apple	3pm – 5 pm	Gallery Theatre, Basement Level	Wind down and enjoy the movie The Kid from the Big Apple 《我来自纽约》. This movie about a little girl, brought up in New York, who goes and stay with her traditional Chinese doctor grandfather in Malaysia for the first time. This film not only explores the theme of cultural differences and generation gaps, but also carries a strong message behind the film: Love in a Family.
Grandma and Grandpa – I’m Home! Short film screening	1.30pm – 4.40pm	The Salon, Level 1	A homage to parents and grandparents, this series of short films celebrates the love and bonds of a family. Through personal stories of discovery and remembrance, these films highlight the everyday acts of care and epic life journeys that define every family and home. From the comedic to the heartfelt, this series of Singapore short films has something for everyone in the family.